The Texas Water Infrastructure Resource and Funding Guide is an online database to help Texas utilities, municipalities, and decision makers navigate the financial and asset management resources available for water infrastructure. The online database below is searchable by various parameters.
| Name | Community Type | Assistance Type | Elgible Entities | Agency/ Organization | Eligible Projects | Asset Management Required | Additional Stipulations | Application Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Water Conservation Grant | rural | grant | political subdivision, nonprofits | TWDB | agricultural water conservation projects, technical assistance, equipment cost-shares, demonstrations, research and development | local match of 50% required | annual | |
| Agriculture Water Cpnservation Loans | rural, individual | loan | political subdivisions | TWDB | improvements to irrigation instrasture at both the district and individual level | 10 year repayment term | year round | |
| Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF) | border communities | grant | political subdivisions | NADB, funded by EPA | drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects | requires some planning and O&M plans in advance of funding for design/construction | project must be within 100 km of US-Mexico Border | |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund | rural, urban, border communities | loan, loan forgivness in certain circumstances | poltical subdivisions, management agencies, public and private entities for nonpoint source and estuary management | TWDB | wastewater treatment facilities, collection systems, wastewater recycling and reuse, stormwater mitigaton, nonpoint soutce pollution control, estuary management, eligible green prohect reserve components, disaster recovery | year round | ||
| Communities Unlimited Water and Wastewater Loan Fund | rural | loan | local government, nonprofits, and tribal nations | Communities Unlimited | imrpove drinking water and wastewater systems | low income communties with population below 20,000 | ||
| Community Development Block Grant Program for Rural Texas | rural | grant | cities with population below 50,000 and counties with non-metropolitan population below 20,000 | Texas Department of Agriculture | water supply and wastewater infrastructure | bienniually, spring deadline | ||
| Community Development Block Grants: Section 108 Loan Guarantee | urban | loan | political subdivisions with CDBG entitlements or with state assistance in application | US Department of Housing and Urban Development | water and wastewater facilties, funding for projects needed for water infrastructure but not covered by other grants (i.e., road repair after pipe replacement) | |||
| Communties Unlimited Household Water Well System Loan Program | rural, individual | loan | homeowners in rural areas with population below 50,000 | Communties Unlimited | constructing, replacing, or refurbishing a private well | income must not exceed median income for the area | ||
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | rural, urban, border communities | loan, loan forgivness in certain circumstances | community water systems (public and private),nonprofit water supply systems | TWDB | water treatment facilities, distribution systems, upgrade water infrastructure, purchase additional capacity, green projects, flood resiliency, diaster recovery | 2% loan origination fee, EPA type environmental review, consistent with current state water plan | year round | |
| Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP) | rural, urban, border communities | loan and/or grant, typically a combination of both | political subdivisions and nonprofit water supply corporations in communties without suffecient water or sewer services to meet minimum needs | TWDB | water supply and wastewater collection/treatment | median income lower than 75% of the state median income | ||
| Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants | rural | grant | political subdivisions, nonprofits, and tribes who are preparing or recovering from an emergency | USDA | repairing breaks or leaks in water lines, construction of water source or treatment facility | rural area with a population below 10,000 | year round | |
| FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance | rural, urban, border communities | grant | political subdivisions with infrastructure insured by NFIP | TWDB, funded by FEMA | projects that reduce the risk of flood damage to buildings insured by the National Flood Insurance Program | approved Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan | local matching depends on proposed benefits, donated resources and services may be applied | fall |
| Flood Control: Operational and Maintenance (O&M) Grant Program | rural, urban, border communities | grant | SWCD and certain cosponsors of flood control dams | TSSWCB | O&M of flood control dams | 10% of funding must come from a non-state source | ||
| Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) | rural, urban, border communities | loan, grant | political subdivisions | TWDB, TGLO, and TDEM | structural, nonstructural, and nature based projects that reduce flooding risk/damage or repair damage | benefit/cost ratio analysis of project | application cycle begins in the spring | |
| Groundwater Conservation District Loan Program | rural, urban, border communities | loan | newly formed groundwater conservation district | TWDB | initial and startup costs for a groundwater conservation district | budget and payback planning | meeting with TWDB to discuss terms of the loans | year round, due the first of the month before funding is desired |
| Individual Water & Wastewater Grants | border communities, individual | grant | households in a Colonia | USDA | connect service lines, pay utility hook-up fees, install plumbing and water fixtures | evidence of ownership of dwelling, taxable income below poverty level | ||
| NADB Community Assistance Program | border communities | loan | public entities | NADB | water, wastewater, and water conservation projects, can cover construction, equipment purchases, and project management | project must be within100km of the US- Mexico border, 10% of total project cost must be contributed in cash | ||
| North American Development Bank Loans | border communities | loan | public and private entities within 100 km of the US-Mexico Border | NADB | water supply, treatment, and distribution; wastewater treatment & reuse; water conservation; flood control | can only finance 85% of the project | ||
| Project Development Assistance Program (PDAP) | border communities | grant | political subdivisions recieving a BEIF grant | NADB/EPA | assist BEIF grant projects with design, financial analysis, community participation, etc | |||
| Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs | rural, urban, border communities | grant | political subdivisions, nonprofits | EDA | planning and construction of infrastructure, environmental studies | regions in economic distress are prioritized | year round | |
| Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects | rural | loan | nonprofits | USDA | develop a revolving loan fund for rural water and wastewater projects | annually, summer deadline | ||
| Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program | rural | grant | nonprofts and recognized tribes | USDA | develop a revolving loan fund for rural water and wastewater projects | 10% of funds must come from another source | revolving fund must be for rural areas, tribal lands, or colonias | |
| Rural Water Assistance Fund (RWAF) | rural | loan | rural political subdivisions | TWDB | planning, designing, and construction of water infrastructure and water quality enhancement | rural area with population below 10,000 | year round | |
| Rural Water Loan Fund (NRWA) | rural | loan | public/nonprofit entities managing small water and wastewater utilities | NRWA | planning, upgrades and replacement, energy effeciency improvements, disaster recovery; emergency loans are available | budgets indiating ability to repay; audit report OR year-end financial statements | ||
| SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households | rural | grant | rural, financially distress communties | USDA | predevelopment studies, design, and technical assistance for water, wastewater, and stormwater projects | rural area with population below 2,500 and household median income below the poverty line or less than 80% of state non-metropolitan median household income | ||
| State Participation Program | rural, urban, border communities | loan | political subdivisions | TWDB | regional water and wastewater facilties where the local sponser cannot assume the dept for the optimally sized facility | |||
| State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) | rural, urban, border communities | loan | political subdivisions and nonprofits that have project in the state water plan | TWDB | projects in the state water fund | |||
| Structural Repair Grant Program | rural, urban, border communities | grant | SWCD | TSSWCB | repair and upgrades to flood dam projects | |||
| Technical Assistance Program (TAP) | border communities | grant | political subdivisions and utlities recieving funding from NADB | NADB | project design, financial studies, operation and administration anaylsis, legal and regulator anaylsis | |||
| Texas Water Development Fund | rural, urban, border communities | loan | political subdividions, nonprofit water supply corporations | TWDB | water supply, wastewater, and flood control projects | pre-application meeting | ||
| US-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Grant Program | border communities | grant | communities within 100 km of the US-Mexico border | USDA | development, design, and construction of water infrastructure | |||
| Water & Waste Disposal Grants to Alleviate Health Risks on Tribal Lands and Colonias | border communities | grant | political subdivisions, nonprofits, utlities, federally recognized tribes | USDA | construction of basic drinking water and waste disposal systems | partnerships encouraged | year round | |
| Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program | rural | loan or grant | political subdivisions, nonprofits, federally-recognized tribes | USDA | aquisition, construction, or improvement of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure | rural areas with population below 10,000, tribal lands in rural areas, colonias | year round | |
| Water & Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees | rural | guarantees | lenders to rural water systems | USDA | constructing or improving drinking water or wastewater facilities | 1% guarantee fee | ||
| Water & Waste Disposal Predevelopment Planning Grants | rural | grant | political subdivisions, nonprofits, federally-recognized tribes | USDA | assitance for completing an applications for USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal | |||
| Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program | loan | political subdivisions, partnerships, corporations, Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF programs | EPA | projects eligible for Clean Water and Drinking Water SRFs, energy effeciency projects at water facilties, drought prevention, desalination | letter of intent required to be invited to apply, $20 million minimum for large communities and $5 million minimum for small communities | funding availability announced on the Federal Register | ||
| WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants | grant | irrigation and water districts, tribes, states, and other entities with water delivery authority | Bureau of Reclamation | projects that conserve and use water more effeciently, increase the production of hydropower, mitigate risk of conflict over water | focus on projects that can be completed within two or three years | |||
| WIIN Grant: Reduction in Lead Exposure Via Drinking Water | grant | community water systems and municipalities, non-transient non-community water systems (schools and hospitals),nonprofits servicing a public water system | EPA | improving corrosion control, replacing lead service lines, and replacing glavanized pipes; part can be used for follow-up monitoring and public education | 50% of the funding must come from another non-federal source (cash or in-kind contributions) |